X.org calls for the removal of the of the entire FSF BoD

[Sérgio Basto]

I'm very surprised and I have to read more about it.
But to express unusual and sometimes disturbing opinions , is not
enough to support this movement . 


On Wed, 2021-03-24 at 12:56 -0400, Lyude Paul wrote:
> Hello. As many of you are already likely aware, yesterday Richard M.
> Stallman
> rejoined the Board of Directors for the Free Software Foundation.
> This is an
> incredibly disappointing decision, one which runs contrary to the
> values that
> the X.org and freedesktop.org communities are built-upon.
> 
> Richard M. Stallman, or RMS for short, has an infamously well
> documented history
> of causing problems both for the FSF, it's associated projects, and
> open source
> as a whole. On numerous occasions he's exhibited seriously
> inappropriate
> behavior and views that are transphobic, ableist, and misogynist
> among many
> other things that are wholly unacceptable and which have no place in
> the open
> source community. In doing so he's set a dangerous and irresponsible
> precedence
> for the open source community that has tarnished its reputation for
> ages.



> As well, the board for the Free Software Foundation must also be held
> accountable for his actions and presence back on the board. While RMS
> himself is
> a huge problem, he would not be able to hold a place on the FSF BoD
> without the
> board being complacent with his behavior and allowing him to return.
> This is
> also part of a long recurring pattern with the FSF board encouraging
> RMS's
> behavior and refusing to hold him accountable. It is not enough for
> RMS to step
> down again, the entire board of directors must step down.
> 
> It is for these reasons that the X.org foundation's Board of
> Directors have
> overwhelmingly voted to join in the call for the FSF's Board of
> Directors to
> step down, and additionally for RMS to be removed from all leadership
> positions
> including the GNU project. You can find our endorsement of this along
> with more
> information here:
> 
> https://rms-open-letter.github.io/
> 
> We encourage members of X.org, freedesktop.org, and the open source
> community as
> a whole to endorse this letter and boycott involvement with the FSF
> and
> associated projects.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 	Lyude Paul - X.org board member and Secretary
> 	On behalf of the X.org foundation
> 
-- 
Sérgio M. B.